\\.::=Seventeen=::.//

I woke up the next day and opened my eyes. We stayed at Mario's after the game. The family was out visiting Mario's brother for a few days. There laid a still, awake Sidney, smiling. "Good morning, sleepy head," he said softly, smiling.
"Morning," I greeted back getting closer to him. "Were you being a creeper watching me sleep?" I asked.

"Mayybee," he grinned.

"You're silly," I said pressing my lips to his.

"Mmmmm," he smiled pulling away. "You sleep good?"

"Yup. I'm moving in!"

Sid laughed, "I'm sure Mario wouldn't mind another family member."

"Good!" I said with a fist pump. Sidney smiled and kissed me. "Shower timeee," I sung getting out of the tangled covers. I got into my bag and pulled out my tooth brush and clothes.

I walked into the bathroom and got out a towel shutting the door behind me. I was happy Sidney never pressured me into letting him join, or sex each night. He definitely was a different boy. Which made me realize this is what Justin wanted. Me to be with someone who was just like him. He always wanted what was best for me.

As I stepped into the warm shower, I let the water run down my body and kind of just stood in there taking in the moment. There was nothing better than a nice hot shower. After I got out, I brushed my teeth and dried off. My hair was up in a clip and I threw on clothes I brought over. I wore a pair of dark skinny jeans, a purple cami, and a flannel. I dried my hair and put on make up before leaving the bathroom.

Sidney grinned as I walked out, "You never fail at making yourself beautiful." He kissed my lightly on the lips.

"Aren't you a sweet heart," I smiled fallowing him out of his room. He led me downstairs, into the kitchen.

"Wanna eat here, or go out?" he asked opening up the fridge.

"I'll cook," I smiled. "Just gotta help me," I winked.

"Will do," he smiled. He grabbed the pans and butter, along with eggs. He found the pancake mix and bacon. He scrabbled the eggs as I mix the pancakes. He threw a shell at me, getting it stuck in my hair.

"Crosby!" I yelled throwing a hand full of pancake mix at him.

"You're going down, Miss Raina," he grinned. He chased me around the kitchen, facing off on the other side of the island. "Scared?" he asked, with pancake mix dripping off of his face.

"Nope," I smiled throwing the eggs sitting next to me. He wanted to be mad, but couldn't help but laugh when he grabbed the pancake mix and pour it over my head. "DICK!" I yelled pulling him over the counter. He grinned and kissed me roughly.I climbed over the counter and sat on it as he continued to kiss me. Even with our gross selves, we got heated with the kiss.

"What is going on?!" I could of swore Sidney got whip lash. "Sid! What did you do to my kitchen?!" Nathalie yelled.

"Uh, we'll clean up! No worries!" he said with a scared look.

She couldn't help but laugh. "You better, Sid." We waited for her to leave and started cracking up.

I got off of the counter and started to clean up the mess. "God, Sid, you should know better!" I said trying not to laugh.

"Speak for yourself!" he glared at me, trying to hide a smile. After a good hour of cleaning, we headed to his room for a second shower. As we got in his room I pushed him against the door and kissed him. He didn't hold back. His tongue grazed my lips, separating them and tangling his with mine.

I pulled away with a grin. "Gotta get my shower," I winked. Sidney leaned against the door and sighed with a, Please come back look. As much as I wanted to, I had to get clean, and also, not go too far, too fast.

I got in the shower for the second time that morning. I got out and didn't even bother doing my hair or anything. I found a pair of sweats I brought and a hoodie. I dried my hair and put it in a bun. Sid came back into the room with the same look. "You're still beautiful," he smiled, kissing my nose.

I smiled as he pulled me on the bed next to him. "You're amazing," he whispered.

"I learn it from you," I whispered back and he kissed me lightly. "I'm the luckiest girl in the world."

"And that makes me the luckiest boy." I blushed; he always makes me blush. "You're coming with my on New Year's Eve, right? For the winter classic?"

"You want me there?" I asked excited.

"Of course, baby. You're my good luck charm!"

I giggled, "Then, I just can't pass it up!"

\\.::Sixteen::.//

After morning skate that day, Sidney decided to take me out for lunch before heading back for his pregame nap. He walked me to the car and opened my door. He got in and drove around Pittsburgh.
“Well, you guys looked good this morning,” I said as we were driving.
“Yeah, Ty has been really great for us. I’m glad he’s holding up the fort for Marc. You’re coming right?”
“Of course,” I smiled. I really didn’t want to stay anywhere alone after that dream. It was only a dream right? Then I thought about how the man at Joe’s Crab Shack was him in my dream. It was Kenny that night when Sid was playing Boston. My life just really can’t get any worse.
Sidney pulled up to the side walk and we got out. “I like just ate not too long ago,” I laughed.
Sidney just smiled, “Well, I figured we’d do something to pass time till you got hungry.” I gave him a confused look as he led me into a shop. We were in South Side so we were bound to do something nuts. I looked around and seen it was a tattoo parlor. I’ve been thinking of some ideas lately and mentioned it to Sidney once; just once.

“What are we doing here?” I asked with a smile, getting excited.
“Why else would we be here, silly? We’re getting a puppy!” Sid said holding my hand.
I punched him playfully as he led me through the small shop. “Are we getting a tattoo?” I asked excitedly.
“Well, you are,” he laughed. “You’ve been thinking, right?” he smiled. I nodded looking at the books. I had two tattoos already and I loved them. Justin took me to get them and get got matching ones. I wanted to get one for him, so when I looked at it I’d smile and think of every great memory. I wanted to keep it small though.

“Raina, I never expected to see you around here,” a man said to me.
I looked up and seen Andy from high school. He played hockey with Justin and was a pretty close friend to him. “Hey!” I smiled hugging him. “Yeah, Sid just surprised me and brought me here.”
“Well, what a great surprise for all of us,” he laughed. “How has everything been?”
“Great,” I said smiling. “A lot better than before, I must say.”
Andy smiled, “That’s good. You kinda disappeared the past few years.”
I nodded and shuffled my weight, “Uh, so you doing tats now, eh?”
“Yuppers,” he said excitedly. “You looking for one?”
“Yeah, I want to get something to remind me of Justin,” I said shyly.
Andy smiled, “Sounds perfect. You have an idea?”
“Kinda,” I said nervously. I wasn’t sure what to pick. This was forever and I wanted to make it perfect. “I want a tree with full leaves on one side and none on the other, but at the bottom.” It reminds me of how one half is still going on with life even though the other side’s gone.
“I’ll draw something up and you tell me what you think,” Andy smiled. We headed into the back while he threw something together; he was an amazing artist. “So, don’t be rude,” he said as we sat down, “who’s your friend?”
“Oh, sorry,” I blushed, “Sidney this is my friend Andy from high school. Andy, this is my boyfriend, Sidney.”
“Nice to meet you,” he smiled shaking Sid’s hand.
“Nice to meet you as well,” Sidney said professionally.
“So, how’s the season coming along?” Andy asked starting the drawing.
“Pretty good, nervous about that outdoor game,” he chuckled. “We’re gonna be freezing our nuts off,” he said causing us to laugh.
“Yeah, I’d be fucked,” Andy laughed. The boys talked mostly hockey, Andy sharing about his high school years and Sidney talking about the NHL. Andy finished up the drawing and handed it to me. “Well, what do you think?”

I stared at it with a huge smile, “Its prefect, Andy!”
“Anything for you, Raina,” he said as I hugged him. He gave me all the low down to keep it healthy and we swapped numbers to keep in touch.

“Thank you so much, Sid,” I smiled and kissed his cheek.
“You like it?” he asked holding my hand.
“Love it! But, you really didn’t have to do that for me.”
“I wanted to. We had to pass up the time somehow so we could be hungry!”